Antarctica

Timeline of Wilkes Station Antarctica

DateEvent
10 Jan 1962 Thala Dan arrives for Change Over
10 Jan 1962 Post Office Open first use of APM1620
17 Jan 1962 Official handover, Robert Thomson replacing Neville Smethurst as OIC
18 Jan 1962 Thala Dan departs
28 Feb 1962 Nella Dan arrives
1 Mar 1962 Nella Dan departs
1 Mar 1962 Totten Traverse departs Wilkes
20 Mar 1962 Totten Traverse starts return to Wilkes 36 miles south of S2
23 Mar 1962 Totten Traverse arrives back at Wilkes
17 Sep 1962 Vostok Traverse departs Wilkes
5 Nov 1962 Vostok Traverse recieves fuel by USAP airdrop
18 Nov 1962 Vostok Traverse arrives Vostok
25 Nov 1962 Vostok Traverse departs Vostok

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